A Duchess and Other Stories
An insight into life in Palermo and our Palazzo
2021 Christmas Newsletter
Season's Greetings from Butera 28 Apartments My dearest guests and visitors from the years gone by, Well I didn’t realise I would be doing this so soon, again! This year has really flown by! I can’t believe it’s time to write another Christmas newsletter already,...
2020 Newsletter
“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change” - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard As we edge cautiously into 2021, alas, it doesn’t feel much different to last year. With COVID restrictions and lockdowns most definitely following us close...
A Day Cooking with the Duchess… Online!
“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change” Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard That’s right! If you follow me on my Instagram, you may have already seen but I have launched my online cooking classes - now it’ll be the cookbook next, I...
How To Stay Healthy During The COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic! What a wild time to be living through! Being on lockdown and with my own business coming to a halt, there are no guests or visitors here in Palermo, Sicily. So I am spending my time decluttering and spring-cleaning, making lots of...
A Very Veggie Sicilian Stay
Living life on the veg With the rise of climate change awareness and plant-based diets, it’s time to talk eco-friendly cooking. I decided to have a look at my own recipes that I teach during A Day Cooking with the Duchess. So much of what we already do is naturally...
Happy Holidays from all of us at Butera 28 Apartments
“The best of all Christmas gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.“ - Burton Hillis With temperatures still hitting 20 degrees Celsius here in Palermo, Sicily, it's hard to believe that it's wintertime, and even...